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The last remaining peak i n South Kensington has been scaled'. Just after closing time a few weeks ago George Birkett (Guilds) and Keith Parsons made the ascent, leaving a red lamp burning at the top. They descended gracefully into the arms of two waiting policemen. At Marlborough Street next day they t a c t f u l l y became architectural students. Fining them each Is. and ordering them to pay 25s. - a doctor's fee - the magistrate, Mr. Daniel Hopkin, remarked: "Well, I suppose i t was a change from your normal l i f e . Eow go back to your architectural studies".
E by our special Reporter, I tracked down George Birkett i n the bar and learnt from him the f u l l story of their exploit. The two of them (his friend r e a l l y i_s an architectural student) decided on the project one evening before the scaffolding was yet complete - and made their way to the park with two companions. Leaving them below as ooat-hangers, our heroes began to climb the scaffolding. After many vicissitudes (what, one wonders, do the mountaineering club know of the hazards of night climbing?), they reached the summit and marked their achievement by l i g h t i n g a road* side lamp brought up for the purpose. Their descent was gravitationally uneventful nut they were considerably chagrined to find that i n place of their two friends, two policeman awaited them on the ground. The lamp at the summit had presumably attracted the law and base camp had wisely f l e d . The law however, was kindly disposed enough to hel;> the two climbers over the corrugated iron fence and insisted on escorting them to Chelsea Police Station. There the doctor was called. He examined their tongues, and asked them to walk i n a straight l i n e . His verdict was - drunk. "And were you?", I asked George. "Ho", said he, "I'd only had five pints". They were charged but were released on 40/- surety, and allowed to go home.
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The Miners have returned from their summer f l i n g i n various parts of. our already far-flung Empire. One parts while on the Gold Coast, were f i l l e d by a p a r t i c u l a r l y vicious brand of beer, aptly called "Club" lager. One of our number claims that after two quarts of i t he saw the African rope t r i c k performed (the same as the Indian variety only without the rope). The African ceremonies are also interesting. Another Miner went to the funeral of a native carpenter, and found that a l l the deceased's fellow craftsmen proceeded to cut up logs of wood and hammer i n n a i l s part of the r i t u a l . This ardent anthropologist i s now anxious to see the funeral r i t e s of a much older profession. In Sweden, i t seems, the men are very bashf u l , but not so the women. Neither language d i f f i c u l t i e s nor the midnight sun detered those dumb blondes. Our relations with the Scandinavians are very close. But experience oan also be gained at home, a student a t a c o l l i e r y i n the Midlands worked on the i n s t a l l a t i o n of heavy underground machinery - he was given a spanner and told to tighten nuts. The manager happened to pass him one morning, and slapping him on the back said "That's the stuff you want lad, practica l experience". When the student pointed out that he already had some experience of how to tighten nuts, the Manager replied, "Aye, but not underground".
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At the court next day, the doctor's report and the policeman's evidence weighed against them, but the magistrate was sympathetic and.after f i n i n g them a nominal sum asked them why they did i t . "To see i f i t would look better from the top than from the bottom", they replied. "And what was your verdict?" "Worse Sir'." (World copyright). COMkEMORATIOB DAY PROGRAMME A service i n Holy T r i n i t y Church. Procession leaves Onion Gate. Commemoration Day Ceremony i n University Great H a l l , Imperial Institute Road. 4.30 -7p.m. Conversazione i n R.C.S. Tea i n Ayrton K a l i . 8,30 -2 a.m. Commemoration B a l l , Grosvenor House. 1.45 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 3.0. p.m.
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Congratulations to Jean Quertier, (Guilds 194f-44T), who having raised so many hopes f o r B r i t i s h lawn tennis, only to dash them again, has won her f i r s t national women's singles t i t l e . On Saturday October 14th. Miss Quertier beat iiiss Joan Curry, the holder of the B r i t i s h covered courts women's lawn tennis singles championship, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, after saving two match points In the tenth game of the second set.
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Derek came to Imperial College i n the f a r - o f f days of 1944, and was soon established as a rowing man with a vague interest i n Physics and a d i s criminating taste for beer. In this turbulent period of his youth, when the Union was coming back to l i f e after the war, he was an early and active member of the 69 Club. Hone, i t i s said, was more prominent i n the party which bore back the stone l i o n that now broods over the Union entrance h a l l . He rowed i n the famous I.C. VIII of 1946, though mumps kept him from Henley, and he would have been President of the R.C.S. i n the following session but for the hand of fate and the board of examiners. Concerning his time i n the Army, I.C.'s man of destiny i s strangely r e t i c e n t . He i s wont to smile inscrutably, puff his pipe, and smooth the Coomberian c o i f f u r e . Pressed, he w i l l admit modestly the rapid promotion which carried him to the (local) rank of unpaid lanoe-corporal, but the rest i s everybody's guess. At least the harsher circumstances ofthe m i l i t a r y l i f e have had no discernible effeet on his unlugubrious character. Returning i n 1948, Derek succeeded In confounding the academic opposition, getting a Second, and at the end of the year he moved into that esoteric region of the R.C.S. devoted to the persecution of fundamental p a r t i c l e s . At the same time began h i s long-delayed presidency of the R.C.S. (and of the '22 Club) and his o f f i c i a l association with the irrepressibl e Dai Nicholas, which now operates i n a wider sphere. In these hands R.C.S. Union had i t s ramshackle finances marvellously restored. Moreover i t gained the unique d i s t i n c tion of a President who i s current shove ha'penny champion of I.C. This f i n a l pinnacle of success, the culmination of such a v e r s a t i l e record, can have l e f t few doubts i n the minds of Council when they came to elect I.C.'s new President. The future w i l l no doubt present i t s d i f f i c u l t i e s , (November the f i f t h approaches), but here one feels i s a man who i s unl i k e l y to lose touch with student opinion, or f a i l to interpret i t to the remoter seats of power. Here, freshers, i s one who w i l l l i s t e n to you sympathetically at Union meetings (he has to), and who w i l l not spurn the proffered glass should you approach him informally i n another place. One who w i l l be your guide, philosopher and friend i n Union a f f a i r s ; and one whom you should never partner at bridge. He i s t e r r i b l e at i t .
X It has long been f e l t that the weekly, monthly or terminal burden of writing home could well be lightened. If the demand be s u f f i c i e n t , printed copies of the form below w i l l be available from the Editor.
Imperial College, London, S.W.T. Dear I am well/not well. I am happy/so-so/unhappy. is well/not well/normal. This i s a good thing/bad thing/his own fault. I am hard up/absolutely broke/living on 31s. I am coming home/being sent down on the .... of and w i l l stay .... days/for ever. Please leave some/none of the garden f o r me to d i g / for b u r i a l . Thank you for the laundry. I. w i l l try to be cleaner/not so dirty i n future. I am working frightfully/infernally/damnably hard. The College hops are very crowded, please send my f o o t b a l l boots and/or spurs. Your erring son,
Suggestions are Invited for modifications of or additions to the form.
Letters are invited on any and every subject. They should be as short as possible and i n no case longer than 200 words. The Editor takes no res p o n s i b i l i t y f o r the opinions expressed by correspondents.
City & Guilds College To The Editor of FELIX.
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I wish to oomplain about our own B r i t i s h R a i l ways. On Sept. 26,1950 I dispatched from home a nice big box containing most of my earthly possessions and among other things - my rugger k i t . Up to Monday, Oct 9 my box had not arrived and as you can imagine, Iwas getting rather worried. On Monday, Oct 9, however, a representative of the B.R. r o l l e d up and proceeded with the delicate task of unloading a baby carriage.. Now s i r , I have never to my knowledge ordered a pram and to the best of my b e l i e f never had cause to. Furthermore, I am a batchelor and intend to remain so f o r some years to come. To add to the indignity I received a note from Wlllesden Junction a few days ago stating that:- "On and from 13 Oct '50, storage charges w i l l accrue at the rate of 1/0| per ton per week " . Yours f a i t h f u l l y , P.D.Rich. P.S. Do you think i t would be possible to motorize a perambulator?
To the Editor of F e l i x .
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When I came to t h i s College I read with satisfaction that the bar was licensed from 12.50 to 2.30 and 5.30 to 11 p.m. Here, I thought, i s a Union with a proper grasp of essentials. Imagine my chagrin, therefore, when I discovered that the bar was i n fact only open from 12.30 to 2 and 6 to 10.30 p.m. I have made a few enquiries and learn that the hours were curtailed during the war due to staff shortages, but the war finished 5 years ago and I notice that there are two barmen. Surely the time has come to r e c t i f y this error i n our ways? Yours etc., Thirsty Fresher. I.C. DIABOLICAL SOCIETY. CAPT:
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FRESHERS - now i s the time to join I.C. Diab o l i c a l Society, one of I.C's most popular. Black mass i s held every Friday and there are frequent Witches Sabbaths i n the I.C.W.A. common room. The club ground i s at Brompton Cemetry, a short broomstick ride from the college, and Is particularl y well equipped, the new Charnel house having been but recently completed. Members can receive free Instruction at any time from professional fiends. A l l equipment, including familiar s p i r i t s and long spoons (for supping with the captain), i s provided. There i s the usual subscription. Anyone wishing to Join should sign i n blood on the club notlceboard. The captain or secretary can be raised at any time by the usual methods. Sub-Committee Reports; SPELLS. The s p e l l s committee state that, due to the shortage of newt's eyelids, l i t t l e a c t i v i t y can be reported during last session. EVIL-EYE. The evil-eye committee wish to complain against unfair treatment by the Metropolitan police, their requests to be allowed to inspect the staff at a nearby station having been consistently refused.
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We note with approval that the I.C. Entertainments Committee have moved speedily from thought to action i n an effor t to lessen the pandemonium of Saturday night 'hops'. A fortnight ago the Union was more crowded than ever i t was l a s t year - even the Union lounge was Invaded by dancers. Last Saturday vetting the men by their Union cards and the women by - well, we presume simply by l i m i t a t i o n of number, the Entertainments Committee enabled those inside both to dance and to get near the bar before closing-time. A number of people were caught out by the "Show your Union card" rule; one leading member of a p o l i t i c a l group was heard denouncing the idea as 'Closed Shop'; a l i f e member of the Union protested that he'd never been asked for i t before and had'nt got one anyway - he stormed o f f , muttering i n his beard. But the principle i s sound and the inconvenience s l i g h t . We l i k e our dance ourselves, of course, and we like our spot of beer - i n f a c t , we find that a subtle blend of the two are conducive to a state of peculiar well-being. And we do not wish to deny such pleasures to others - least of a l l to our young and f a i r v i s i t o r s . But something had to be done and i t seems that ' f i r s t come f i r s t served' as an extempore measure, was the f a i r e s t way out.
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In search more of a free meal than of i n s p i r a t i o n , t h i s column d r i f t e d into Queenie's on Thursday. 12th, for the Engineering Society's Freshers' Tea. Dr. Sparkes, the guest speaker, gave an impassioned appeal to freshers to l i v e their University l i v e s to the f u l l . The student chairman implied that, although only at the bar could the f u l l l i f e be led to overflowing, the Society offerred much. It was the panacea for brain fag and the antidote to departmental specialization . It also ran a free t r i p round a brewery. The eighty odd freshers who attended were duly impressed by the excellent tea, the serious intent of the speakers and the excellent programme of talks and v i s i t s .
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Around this most noble of London's monuments has sprung up a vast multitude of steel poles. From Hyde Park Gate to the Albert H a l l , the whole Ruddy Gore i s buzzing with rumours as to the explanation. Have the Ministry of Works y i e l ded to those misguided Individuals who regard the Memorial as a monstrosity, and, rather than incur the cost of demolishing i t , decided to hide i t for aver from human eyes? (Better by far that the statue of Albert behind his h a l l should be hidden. the Godiva-like ladles surrounding Albert cause the most acute embarrasment to passing students. Indeed, some worthies i n the queue for the last Prom, f e l t impelled to clothe one of them with a board bearing the legend "Closed t i l l 5.15 a.m.") A more l i k e l y suggestion, now that a method of determining whether a lecturer 5 s dead or not has been discovered, i s that a vault i s to be b u i l t to hold the mummified bodies of Emeritus professors. Let us hope that i t i s not to be a fortress from which molten lead w i l l be poured on those who attempt to light fireworks on the steps. W i l l i t be a - but, no! there i s already one a short distance down the road. Are f l y i n g saucers to be launched from this new building? Is i t to be a b i r d sanctuary? A monument to Touchstone? A l l these suggestions are r i d i c u l o u s l y wide of the mark. Our usually unreliable source states that i t i s to be turned into a telephone kiosk for Mr. Scott-Fleming.
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An inexpensive car that provides sound motoring, fresh a i r and a sporting chance of survival.
General Remarks. The 1926 Morris Cowley Is a car which w i l l appeal to the more sporting type of owner rather than the business man who wishes to arrive on time at the off i c e i n Immaculate condition. The model tested has a reasonably good hood that Is easily erected In half an hour; the side windows are quickly detachable with the aid of a tyre lever, although they suffer to some extent from a paucity of c e l luloid. In other respects, the 2 door, 4 seat body i s well designed; the doors are both on the near side, the front seat Is of the popular bench type, and - a feature that w i l l appeal to the nervous passenger - the front f l o o r board when pressed disengages the clutch. Engine. The 4 cylinder side valve engine i s rated at 11.9 H.P. and incorporates many new features, including magneto i g n i t i o n , reciprocating pistons and a 3-bearlng f u l l y - r o t a t i n g crankshaft. It starts e a s i l y on the handle and i s l i g h t enough for lady passengers to turn over without distress. E l e c t r i c a l Equipment. The starter motor and dynamo are combined i n a Lucas Dynamotor, and i t i s believed that It would start the engine i f i t was connected up. (Do not use redundant prepositions - B.J.P.) In other respects, the e l e c t r i c a l system i s pleasantly free from shocks. The position of the i g n i t i o n switch m a k e 3 no difference to the running of the engine, a feature that should appeal to women drivers. Chassis. The steering at low speeds i s a t r i f l e heavy, but at normal cruising speeds i t i s l i g h t and stable, enabling one to drive for satisfactory periods with both hands otherwise engaged. (The model tested i s rapidly learning i t s own way home from the Prospect of Whitby). The suspension i s a l i t t l e hard by modern standards but bouncy types should be amply s a t i s f i e d ; the name "Springless Wonder" i s not wholly j u s t i f i e d . The brakes stop the car quite nicely, but a l i t t l e patience i s required. Accessories. The auxiliary equipment Is comprehensive. Tools are kept i n a box on the running board, under the rear f l o o r and under the rear seat. The portable welding plant, however, has to be t i e d on the back. The 12 volt battery i s carr i e d on the near-side running board, and the spare wheel was carried on the off-side u n t i l some clot stood on i t ; i t i s now carried on the rear seat. An e f f e c t i v e , albeit toxic, form of heating i s provided by a i r from the engine having free access to the front compartment. Probably the most pleasing auxiliary i s the manually operated klaxon, a t r u l y magnificent device that commands respect even from the old ladies of Kensington.
Performance Data. Maximum Speeds. 1st gear 7 m.p.h. 2nd gear 25 m.p.h. 3rd gear Anyone s guess. Acceleration. 0-10 m.p.h. - 10 sees. 0-20 m.p.h. - 30 sees. 110 sees. 0-30 m.p.h. Fuel Consumption (Av.) 33 m.p.g. Brakes. 30 m.p.h. - 0 , i n (not published by request).
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H The following l e t t e r was received by Geoffrey Fishwlck (Guilds) from a French firm of c i v i l engineers, i n connection with a vac. job this summer. ENTREPRISES XXXXXXXX. Sir FISHWICK Geoffrey, Imperial College Hostel, Prince Consort Road, NANTES, South Kensington, London, S.W.7. le 4 July 1950. Sir, Madam DODIN transmits us your l e t t e r 2? Juni. For you shun search, we s h a l l be at the Nantes station since your a r r i v a l . We s h a l l stand near the way out, i n the motor-car matrlculed 8.872 J.H.2, and we s h a l l make us much pleasure to assure you a ledgings, either i n premises of undertaking or at a member of our direction. We are, S i r , Your struly, of
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On the evening of a singularly f e l i c i t o u s Friday the 13th the R.C.S. Freshers gathered for their annual malt, hops and harangue i n the Upper Dining H a l l . The buffet having been cleared they patiently, and one believes plsasurably, submitted to yet a further introduction to the community, on t h i s occasion disguised as toasts. The toast of the College was proposed by the Vice-President Tony de Reuck. with an erudition which would have been unforgivable had i t not also been witty. He lamented that R.C.S. had sprung from such lowly beginnings i n the Royal College of Chemistry -"the Back Kitchen of the Physical Dining Room", and proceeded to exhort the freshmen to seek a middle way between too close an attendance on either bar or laboratory. With tankard i n hand and tongue i n cheek, he recommended them to "despise not water that the frogs do drink", but drew gruesome attention to the i l l s that brown-bagger f l e s h is heir to. Dean Levy replie d i n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c form with an uproarous parable of the Saturday night he believed to have been Sunday,for which he was certi f i e d as of unsound mind by a learned society caretaker and newspaper boy; from which he drew the moral that a true philosophy of l i f e saves a l o t of time and trouble. The "Hegelian Triads" which Professor Levy had on an e a r l i e r occasion smuggled into an address to the freshmen, came in for a gentle parody from President Peter Haskell, proposing the health of the Freshers. The corners of his triangle were occupied by Wine, Women and Song, and by carrying out an experiment recorded by Gulliver i n Lepute, proved that the greatest of these was Wine. As i s the custom i n our only harem-keeping College, the freshmen replied through one of the freshwemen, Eileen. Delmage, who thanked the Union in the shortest and perhaps the best of the evening's speeches - with sincerity and simplicity. And so the company r e t i r e d to the bar. It probably r e f l e c t s the gradual reduction in the antiquity of our scholars that most of the beer was consumed and the noise produced by the "old hands" - but there can be no doubt that even without alcoholic aid, the freshmen enjoyed them selves enormously.
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One of the most remarkable and heartening features of I.C. l a s t year was the resuscitation of Phoenix; from i t s former state of highbrow strangulation i t has emerged a well written, well presented and, best of a l l , Interesting magazine. At the r i s k of being accused of mutual backscratching, i t must be said that t h i s can only be due to the e f f o r t s of i t s able Editor, A.V.3. de Reuck, and his assistants - he seems to have convinced h i s contributors that i n order to get an art i c l e in Phoenix i t i s no longer necessary to lose the readers in a maze of verbosity. A quick scan through Phoenix Review immediately gives on the impression that i t i s well presented and l a i d out. apart from the rather regrettable placing of two hal f page advertisements on pages 6 and 7, which would have been better placed with the other advertisements. The photographs are excellent and well chosen for variety; for the benefit of those who were not present, the dark patches on the picture of the Battle of the Serpentine are not smudges on the negative, but soot, and the character i n the water i s Marcus H u l l , who had the d i s t i n c t i o n of being f i r s t man in. A more l e i s u r e l y perusal reveals a l l sorts of good reading. The short story i s amusing and well pointed, the a r t i c l e s under the heading Review of the Year are a l l good - modesty forbids us singl i n g out any particular one for prai3e - and the reports of the clubs together form a most comprehensive picture of the year In the Union. It i s true that the c o l l e c t i o n as a whole does not form a magazine that one would read straight through from cover to cover, rather does one tend to dip into i t , but t h i s does not detract from the fact that nearly a l l the a r t i c l e s were interesting and many amusing. This was the f i r s t Phoenix Review, and the idea Is good; l e t us hope i t w i l l become a regular annual feature. E.K.H.
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Flying saucers have been seen i n many count r i e s by a large number of r e l i a b l e witnesses. Some of these saucers are reputed to have come from Mars, others from Russia, ana others s t i l l from the giant U.S. navy base i n C a l i f o r n i a . Up to l a s t Saturday evening, no saucer had yet been seen i n B r i t i s h skies. It i s therefore with much pleasure that I set before the i l l u s t r i o u s and p o t e n t i a l l y eminent readers of your paper, the f o l lowing f a c t s . At 2230 hours l a s t Saturday evening I witnessed a disk f l y i n g at 50,000 f t . over Kensington nigh Street, and proceeding i n the d i r e c t i o n of P i c c a d i l l y Circus. It was approximately 210 f t . i n diameter and 9 f t . 6 in., thick at the centre. In order to a s c e r t a i n i t s angular v e l o c i t y - f o r I r e a l i s e d immediately that a l l my observations would be invaluable to posterit y - I attempted to rotate myself at exactly the same speed. This cunning move to reduce the r e l a t i v e angular v e l o c i t y of the disk to aero did not meet with success. For, as my angular v e l o c i t y increaoed, the disk appeared to recede and soon a l l I could see was an abnormally large number of stars. The crowd who gathered i n Kensington High Street showed considerable i n t e r e s t and I am very surprised that t h i s momentous i n c i dent has not so f a r been reported i n the d a i l y papers. Further d e t a i l s can be obtained from the President and only member of the Loch Ness and Monster Club, c/o Imperial College Union Bar. FOOTNOTE. The Astronomer Royal, Sit Harold Spencer Jones, said at Brighton: "I am s t i l l patiently waiting for reports of a f l y i n g saucer having landed anywhere. It i s significant that most of the reports of f l y i n g saucers appear to have emanated from a country where mass hysteria i s rather prevalent." The Sunday Times, October 15, 1950.
FOR SALE, ÂŁ60. 1926, 12 H.P.Humber Tourer, perfect condition mechanical condition, spare engine, new tyres. Apply A.Mulr, R.C.S. Maths I I . FOR SALE, B.S.A. bicycle, 3-speeds, a l l accessories, ÂŁ5-10s. Apply Jet Research Lab. Chem. Tech. (Ext. 267) ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS HERE. ONLY FELIX CAN GIVE YOU A COLLEGE-WIDE CIRCULATION. KEEP an ocular cocked for announcement, of Jazz Club Inaugural Meeting. A l l interested please notify Hon.. Sec, v i a Union rack. KTANTED - a copy of the f i r s t issue of FELIX (Dec. 9th 1949) in reasonable condition. Good price paid - Ed. Felix. HAVE YOU got your tickets for the Commemoration Day Ball? Don't be l e f t out this year! Sale of tickets extended to Monday.
FISHY STORY. Last term, a research student somewhere in I.C. was asked by his professor what the f i s h were doing i n his thermostat bath. He laughed p o l i t e l y in appreciation of the joke. But he soon had a shock. There were f i s h in his tank! Friends had given a nice warm home to some goldfish during his absence.
A MAP OF SOUTH KENSINGTON. (FELIX No.10, October 6th 1950) ERRATUM: For UHWIN HALL read AYRTON HALL. The same correction applies i n the coming events column.
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The Autumn Tideway Clinker Eights, organised by the Vesta Rowing Club, f o r the Sabin Challenge Tankard, w i l l be rowed off on Saturday, 21st. October] The race, which i s rowed i n a clinker b u i l t boat i s for junior oarsmen, i . e . , those who have never won a race. The I.C.B.C. have always entered a strong crew for t h i s event and on Saturday, w i l l be defending the trophy which they have won f o r the last two years. The date being so close to the beginning of term means that the crew has had l i t t l e opportuni t y to t r a i n and "get together". Nevertheless, they are a keen and enthusiastic bunch and should giye a good account of themselves. The crew i s as follows:D.J.Gardner (bow); D.G.Brook; G.Benson; P.E.T.Baylis; A.Caffarey; C.B.Stevens; P.Osborne; H.Metcalfe (stroke); D.H.W.Thomas (cox). "Have a Rood row chaps".
HOCKEY On the occasion of the f i r s t t r i a l , i t was only too evident that the summer vacation had t a ken a heavy t o l l on stamina. However, after t h i s loosener (or s t i f f e n e r i ) , play at the second t r i a l showed an astonishing Improvement. Freshers who caught the eye were J . Bennett, fullback (who has captained Christ's College, Cambridge), J . Power, a forward of great promise, and D. Waterland (from U.C. C a r d i f f ) , who showed considerable speed on the right wing. A substantial proportion of last year's t r i umphant sides have escaped the examiners' plough and Peter Justesen should lead the club in yet another successful season. Competition for team places w i l l be very keen; four teams w i l l be i n the f i e l d for the f i r s t time i n the history of the
SOCCE The t r i a l s at Harlington sho.ved a considerable improvement i n the general standard of play; t h i s , combined with the record number of 80 playing members,- suggests that the prospects for the soccer season are extremely good. It i s hoped to f i e l d 5 X I s , the 2nd. and 3rd. XI's having been entered f o r the University league. For the f i r s t time i n the history of the club matches w i l l be played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This w i l l of course e n t a i l extra work for the club o f f i c i a l s , but as there are two extra pitches available the position has been greatly eased. 1
Two f a c t s have emerged from the rugger t r i a l s . F i r s t l y , that there i s talent amongst many of the freshers. Secondly, that of those freshers who signed the t r i a l s l i s t only f i f t y per cent turned up to play. That, to say the l e a s t , does not help to b u i l d club s p i r i t . From the V.L. t r i a l s came word of one Higkin of Guilds v/ho was claimed to be the best f l y - h a l f the University had seen f o r some years, but h i s triumph was s h o r t - l i v e d f o r he was returned to Rutl i s h School a f t e r a f o r t n i g h t at I.C., to do Intermediate Chemistry. "Brown-bagging" at high l e v e l ! ! Be that as i t may, one ray of hope remains. Four I.C. teams returned v i c t o r i o u s from t h e i r f i r s t games of the season, so perhaps, a f t e r a l l , the selectors were not quite so b l i n d as they appeared.
S RUGGER
1st XV v. RAE.Farnboro'. Royal Vets. A 2nd XV
Won Won
8 - 0 24 - 0
HOCKEY
1st XI v. Middx. Hosp. ii 2nd XI
Won Won
4 - 0 9 - 0
SOCCER
1st XI v. 2nd XI
Lost Draw
4 - 5 1 - 1
Q.M.C . Birkbeck
COMING EVENTS
FRIDAY 20 OCT. Guilds Freshers' Buffet, Upper Dining H a l l 6.30p.n. Assoc. of Appl. Biologists Tea, Lower Dining Hall 4.30p.m. Imp. C o l l . Ice Skating Club, Arosa Meeting, Richmond, 7-10p.m. (Route on Club Notice Board) I.C.A.F.C. Extr. General Meeting, Ctte Room A 5.15. SATURDAY 21 OCT. I.C. Boat Club, Sabin Tankard races for maiden VIII's Putney. I.C. Hookey Club v. Old Dunstablians, Harlington. I.C.A.F.C. v. Cambridge Falcons - Away. I.C.R.F.C. v. Rossiyn Park 'A', away. I.C. Entertainments Ctte. - 'Hop', 8.0 p.m. SUNDAY 22 OCT. I.C.Mountaineering Club Meet at High Rocks, near Tonbridge Wells. MONDAY 23 OCT. Telephone c a l l for Mr. Scott-Fleming. TUESDAY 24 OCT. I.C. Railway Soc. - R.J.Raymon on "Operational Realism in Model Railways, Room N.26, Guilds, 5.15p.m . R.C.S. Maths. & Phys. Soc. - A.E.Clark on "The Problems of Interplanetary Flight", Phys. Lecture Th., R.C.S. 5.15p.m. I.C. Chem. Soc. - A.L.Bacharach on " P e n i c i l l i n & Streptomycin", Chem. Lecture Th.R.C.3. WEDNESDAY 25 OCT. I.C. Hockey Club v. Reading University Harlington. I.C.A.F.C. v. Battersea Polytechnic, Harlington. I.C.R.F.C. v. Borough Road College, Away. R.A.M. Club, Dance & Brains Trust (see Entertainments Ctte. notice board for further details) THURSDAY 26 OCT. I.C. Mus Soc. Concert i n Council Room, Guilds, l.XBp.m, C. & G. Eng. Soc. "The D.H. Comet", Room 15 Guilds 5 p.m. i FRIDAY 27 OCT. COMMEMORATION DAY - for details see other pages. R.S.M. Freshers' Buffet, Upper Dining H a l l , 7p.m. SATURDAY 28 OCT. U.N. Student Assoc. Meeting, A l l day, New Lounge. I.C. Hockey Club v. Ashford (Mddx.) - Harlington I.C.A.F.C. v. Borough Road College, Away I.C.R.F.C. v. Wadham College, Oxford - Harlington I.C. Entertainments Ctte - 'Hop' "S.O p. SUNDAY 29 OCT. I.C. Film Soc. "The Last Laugh", "Fly about the house (cartoon) and "Bhe Toad". WEDNESDAY 1 NOV. I.C.A.F.C. v. C o l l . of St. Mark 5; St. John, away I.C.R.F.C. v. St. Mary's C o l l . - away THURSDAY 2 NOV. I.C.Mus. Soc concert, Council Room, Guilds, 1.15p.m. C. & G. Eng. Soc. Talks by students on vacation work, Room 15, Guilds, 5p.m. FRIDAY 3 NOV. FELIX No. 12 published. ADDITIONAL
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Monday 23 Oct Guilds Radio Society, Student talk by G.T.Kent on "Remote Control i n Industry", N.26, Guilds, 5.10. Monday 30 Oct Guilds Radio Soc. John Clarricoats on "The History and Development of Amateur Radio", Room 04, Guilds, 5.10 pm. Wednesday 1 Nov Guilds Radio Soc. V i s i t to Telegraph Condenser Co Ltd., Acton. - Sign l i s t on Society Notice board. Friday 3 Nov S.C.M. Rev R.O.Latham: Discussion on "The Colour Bar", Botany Lect. Th., 5.15. F r i - Mon, 27-30 Oct Lond. Inter-faculty Christian Union-'Houseparty' COMING EVENTS Copy for this column must reach the editor by midday on the FRIDAY before publication. The next Coming Events covers the period Nov 3 Nov 17.